togging (up or out)

verb

present participle of tog (up or out)
as in clothing
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes togged out in obviously brand-new hiking garb, she was quite a sight

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for togging (up or out)
  1. clothing
  2. dressing
  3. doing up
  4. getting up
  5. dressing up
Verb
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of clothing
Verb
  • The throwback design also spoke to the ancient Greek and goddess-inspired dressing Zendaya and Roach have embraced for this press tour.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
  • Zendaya and Roach kept their streak of robotic, cyborg dressing going by putting her in a vintage circuit board-esque skirt-suit from Alexander McQueen’s 1999 collection for Givenchy.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
Definition of dressing
Verb
  • What in the world are those overgrown basketballs doing up there?
    — Rui Bo, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
  • Wednesday’s practice started with some of the players doing up-downs after forgetting equipment.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of doing up
Verb
  • Another round of storms could bring an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain, with isolated spots getting up to 8, though forecast models suggest the heaviest rain may fall northwest of the areas hit hardest so far.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Guthrie declared ahead of the commercial break, getting up on the couch in faux frustration.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of getting up
Verb
  • Today, dressing up as an athlete, the same as in any public-facing career, is an unavoidable profile-raising effort.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Summerween treats dressing up as a warm-weather activity, no trick-or-treating required.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of dressing up
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“Togging (up or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/togging%20%28up%20or%20out%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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